In January, Georgia Milk Producers INC, held their annual dairy conference in Savannah. During the Georgia Dairy Conference, awards are given across the state based on a dairy farm’s milk yield and milk quality. Three producers in Morgan County received both the Cream of the Crop award and the Georgia Quality Milk Award.

The Cream of the Crop dairy production award is based on the official DHIA (Dairy Herd Information Association) rolling herd average. The rolling herd average is how much milk was produced, on average, by a cow in a herd over a year. For example, Godfrey Dairy Farm averages 31,431 lbs. of milk per cow per year.

We are proud to recognize,

♦ Godfrey Dairy Farm — 1,124 Cows with 31,431 M& 1,216 F

♦ Danny Bell — 341 Cows with 31,784 M& 1,257 F

♦ WDairy, LLC — 2,072 Cows with 28,295 M& 1,273 F

♦ (Herd is milked three times a day)

The Georgia Quality Milk award has a requirement for the dairy farm to have a SCC average score of or below 2.2 or 220,000 somatic cells per ml. SCC stands for Somatic Cell Count. The lower the count, the higher the quality of milk, and the healthier the herd.

Danny Bell — 1.7 SCC Avg. Score

Godfrey Dairy Farm — 2.2 SCC Avg. Score

WDairy, LLC — 2.2 SCC Avg. Score

It is nice to see Morgan County dairy producers get acknowledged for the excellent job that they do every day. We would not be here without farmers. If you see a farmer, say, “Thank You!” They do not get enough credit for all of their hard work.